I thought it was entertaining, but it wasn't true,” says the doc maker of the 2007 film starring Denzel Washington.

According to Owens, “the Feds” created gangsta rap and turned gay inmates into celebrities in a deliberate attempt to degrade the cultural fabric of Black American life. “Gangster rap was ...

For this episode, we look at the emergence and evolution of backpack rap amidst the popularity of gangster music. Our discussions involve conversations with emcee John Robinson and Kerry Campbell ...

Then there's Yo Gotti, whose rap tag comes from American gangster John Gotti. The crime boss is widely known as having one the most powerful crime syndicates in the late 1990s.

Bushido's latest brush with the law was par for the course for a true gangsta rapper. 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Snoop Dogg: all the American rap stars worth their platinum discs and pimped-out Hummers ...

What is the most quintessentially American genre of film? Some might argue for the Western, but there also is a case to be made for the gangster film, says Tiel Lundy, associate teaching professor ...

Queen of Memphis Rap, and Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boodied on New Year’s Day (Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023). She was 43. Gangsta Boo, born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, was found dead at approximately 4 ...